Slackware. :p
Paul Tomblin wrote:
> Wikoff wrote:
>
>> Maybe I should explain more. I have been torn between distros there are so
>> many to choose from
>> and all seem to have good and bad points. Debian for example has in my
>> opinion the best package
>> management out of all the linux distros I have tried which include Mandrake,
>> TurboLinux, SuSe, Redhat and a few others. I just can't seem to settle on
>> just one and stick with it (one good thing from this is that I am really
>> good at the installation process). I have during this time come to the
>> realization that I prefer to compile most of my programs and that learning
>> c/c++ would be a great
>> help in debugging the programs that I run. I am leaning more towards the
>> Debian distro if for nothing else than the stable installation of the
>> programs that I will need to learn c/c++ and program debugging.
>
>
> If you're looking for one distro or one type of free Unix that is better than
> any other for developers, especially beginner programmers, you are fooling
> yourself. They are all exactly the same from that point of view - they all
> support the same C and C++ compilers, the same editors and debuggers. Make
> your distro choices based on other factors, like ease of administration, or
> what GUIs they support, or even their design philosophy, whatever is important
> to you.
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